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GMA Network
4 days ago
- GMA Network
Lindsay Custodio files anti-VAWC case against estranged husband
Lindsay Custodio has filed a case under the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act (Republic Act No. 9262) against her estranged husband, Frederick Cale. This was confirmed by Custodio's legal counsel, Atty. Hazel Meking, in a video statement sent to GMA News Online on Monday. 'Kinompirma natin na na-file na kanina [ni Lindsay] ang kasong Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children laban sa kanyang estranged husband,' Meking said in the video. [We confirm that Lindsay has officially filed a case under the Anti-VAWC law against her estranged husband.] According to the lawyer, it was only recently that Custodio fully understood the extent of the alleged abuse she had endured during their relationship. 'So, ngayon na-file na natin at inaasahan natin na makakakuha tayo ng hustisya para sa kanya dahil grabe ang trauma at ang depresyon at ang psychiatric medication niya na dinanas dito,' Meking said. [We have filed the case, and we are hoping to get justice because she went through severe trauma, depression, and had to take psychiatric medication because of her experience.] According to Meking, Lindsay allegedly suffered sexual abuse, psychological abuse, as well as verbal, emotional, and economic abuse. In March, Boy Abunda on 'Fast Talk with Boy Abunda' that Custodio had traveled to Cebu in connection to a cyber libel complaint filed against her by Cale. GMA News Online has been looking for Cale to get his side of the story. We'll update this story once we have it. — LA, GMA Integrated News
Filipino Times
6 days ago
- Politics
- Filipino Times
Ivana Alawi named in VAWC complaint by wife of Bacolod lawmaker Albee Benitez
Ivana Alawi has been implicated as the alleged mistress of Bacolod congressman-elect and outgoing mayor Albee Benitez, according to a purported criminal complaint for violence against women and children (VAWC) filed by his estranged wife, Dominique 'Nikki' Lopez-Benitez, in Makati. A copy of the complaint, which began circulating on social media, claims that Alawi was involved in an illicit affair with Benitez. Additionally, Lopez-Benitez alleged that her husband fathered two other illegitimate children. In response, Benitez denied the accusations through a statement released by his lawyer, Peter Sanchez, calling them 'baseless and retaliatory.' The statement emphasized that the complaint was filed shortly after Benitez initiated annulment proceedings in 2024, casting doubt on Lopez-Benitez's intentions. 'Mayor Alfredo Abelardo 'Albee' Benitez firmly denies the baseless and retaliatory allegations made against him by his estranged spouse under Republic Act No. 9262, or the Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children Act,' the statement read. 'This case was filed shortly after Mayor Benitez initiated annulment proceedings in 2024, raising serious doubts about the complainant's motives.'
